Author Archives: quietist

There are times when I find myself barely grasping to sanity. I suddenly sense my own self-awareness and discover that I have almost slipped into the realm of abstract, aesthetics, art, ideas. It frightens me sometimes how easy the transition … Continue reading →

One dime, two nickels, three pennies, but how much sense? Where is all the change?

*Please note: This entry is primarily for my own reference. Andy’s Continuum of Perception Realm of “Reality” Acts of Significance Imperfection Realm of Mathematics Acts of Logic Perfection What is troubling to me, is that this all follows a continuum … Continue reading →

i wish your days get better one by one and brighter ev’ry day as hope may rise, as steady and enduring as the sun, so only tears of joy shall fill your eyes. Revised Version (2011.05.14) I pray your days … Continue reading →

It always seems that I am one staple short, and everything comes unbound again. Every day when I wake up, I become a pallbearer. When mortals abandoned the old pantheon of Gods, we took responsibility for ourselves. The weight that … Continue reading →

I do not remember being born, nor do I know what it will be like as I die. Sometimes, I like to take a warm bath. I draw the water up to the edge of the overflow drain and then … Continue reading →

I took out the trash. I am sometimes struck by the world around me. Tonight: the golden carpet of leaves beneath my feet, the somber blue sky, the solitary moon, the cracking paint, broken windows hiding piles of junk, wasted … Continue reading →

Andy: When did the light go out of my eyes? Reflection of Andy: When did you drop your head? Andy: Are you what others see when they look at me? Reflection of Andy: I am what you see. Andy: How … Continue reading →

We drink like fish because we have heard that they don’t feel pain.

I understand Atlas. I understand burden the way a young child understands heavy. I understand. Edit (10/14/04): I understand Atlas. I understand weight the way a child understands height. I understand the logic and the concept— I have experienced some … Continue reading →